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Orthofix has promoted former Bryan McMillan to president of the Spine Global Business Unit, according to an Orthofix news release.
Two orthopedic surgeons from OAK Orthopedics in Bradley, Ill., have been chosen to serve as team physicians for the U.S. Soccer, according to a Local Trib report.
John C. Elfar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Rochester (N.Y) Medical Center, was recently awarded the North American Traveling Fellowship by the American Orthopaedic Association, according to a University of Rochester news release.
Robert Morgan, MD, has joined the Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina, according to an OrthoCarolina news release.
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